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And I don't get the love for Blaney, as he makes just as many mistakes. He passes straight to opponents in danger areas 2 or 3 times a game, loses his man too often for my liking and has the same brain fart ratio as all our central defenders from last season.

I don't get the hate for Blaney, far superior to Lamie or Mugabi who were good for a brain fart or three a game.

The defenders are what they are - a bit meh. Our focus should be on a couple of pacy wingbacks and two attacking midfielders that can create chances. Suspect I’m going to be disappointed come the end of the transfer window

Blaneys no loss

Not for me but each to their own. Always felt anxious watching that pair I've never really had that with Blaney, he has always seemed generally consistent. Whereas we can rhyme off the Lamie and Mugabi horror shows.

I actually think the Hampden chips are pretty good! 🤣

Lamie and Mugabi were both inconsistent but in their spells of good form I think they've both shown more than Blaney has up to now.

It's not love for Blaney from my part, I'm not going to over sell the guys credentials but it's funny how people view things differently as I don't really see him doing much of what you suggested. The only real mistake I remember from Blaney was against Rangers at Fir Park last year but outwith that he's been no worse with the ball than others in different positions.

Not worth his Salt eh?

Is he from Winchestertonfeldville, Iowa?

Possibly Nicky Cadden. After a slow start in the lower leagues he has been playing at a decent level in England for a number of years and has just moved to Hibs. Not saying he's made a name for himself but he has been playing in League One which is either a similar or a better level than the SPL depending on who you listen to.

If rumours on P&B are true regarding us signing another rb on loan from Everton, I fear @steelboy may actually combust…

Why the hell are we playing an English Premiership club. Getting anihilated 6-0 hardly builds confidence. Don't know the line up, but If he did play fringe players it just shows how weak our squad is

I agree and I also think that players who are great at youth level don't always make it at first team level and players who didn't stand out at youth level can sometimes go on and have very good careers as pros. The point is you have to give young players opportunities and stick by them. Football fans are so impatient these days but I think players like McFadden and Turnbull have give fans false ideas about what youth players should be. Those guys took to first team football straight away and left soon afterwards for big fees but that isn't exclusively what youth players should do. Sometimes youth players can be Lasley/Hammell types. Very good players that don't necessarily need to move on. They can be a Paul Quinn type. Some one that came in, made mistakes but with time became a decent player for us. They can be David Clarkson types, came in did well, had a bad spell, then came back better than ever. Or a Jamie Murphy, someone who struggled for a couple of seasons but eventually found his position and form. Another good example is Lee McCulloch who barely scored a goal for about 3 seasons then became our top scorer. Like I said, too many of us are looking for players who can come in and be sold immediately. That certainly helps the coffers but it's not the only reason for having youth players. There are guys out there that need two or three seasons of football to reach potential. We need to be patient, give opportunities and develop players who need development.